Higher habitual intakes of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods are associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes in the UK Biobank cohort.
Alysha S ThompsonAmy JenningsNicola P BondonnoAnna Tresserra-RimbauBenjamin H ParmenterClaire HillAurora Perez-CornagoTilman KühnAedín CassidyPublished in: Nutrition & diabetes (2024)
A higher consumption of flavonoid-rich foods was associated with lower T2D risk, potentially mediated by benefits to obesity/sugar metabolism, inflammation, kidney and liver function. Achievable increases in intakes of specific flavonoid-rich foods have the potential to reduce T2D risk.